Friday, December 21, 2007

COPPER OUTLOOK

19.12.07
Copper is one of the most useful metals on this planet. It’s resistant to corrosion, a good conductor of electricity and it’s also flexible. It is used in so many appliances that it would take forever to list them all however here is a small sample computers, cellular phones, electrical wiring, transformers, motors, air conditioning, cars, tractors, roofing, plumbing and the list goes on and on. There is almost no industry that does not use copper in one way or another and now thanks to the huge demand stemming from Asia (primarily from India and China) and Latin America prices have been soaring and will continue to soar for the foreseeable future.
http://www.financialsense.com/fsu/editorials/ti/2007/1219.html

INFRASTRUCTURE: IT'S NOT ABOUT BEIJING IN '08

21.12.07
I saw it yet again yesterday: another commentator talked about how China’s economy should keep chugging along through the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, particularly its appetite for commodities due to its infrastructure needs ahead of that event. Sometimes I hear it said that the trend might last through 2010 and the World Expo in Shanghai for similar reasons
http://www.financialsense.com/fsu/editorials/delta/2007/1221.html